Sunday January 17th, 1999
Karsiss posted this lengthy bit about the current status of RiftMUSH
After a year of being down, RiftMUSH is re-opening due to a large number of players requesting it to be so. Our address is pug.riftwar.com play in the world of Midkemia.
RiftMUSH....
The Status of Crydee....
It has been a hard winter since the death of both Prince Talan and Duke Dalton. Princess Lissandra has struggled hard to keep the population of Crydee alive during a harsh winter with little food. Only the generosity of the Eledhel allowed the larger part of the people to survive. Princess Lissandra and the new Duke of Crydee, William, has finally allowed the City to have had a season of peace between leaders....but this peace is not without troubles. The Mockers have returned to activity and only the City Watch has been able to keep the murders and thefts down in numbers, yet even they cannot be everywhere at the same time.
The farmers indicate that due to the Princess and Duke ordering their soldiers to help with the farming, the amount of crops will easily be enough to feed all of Crydee and repay the Eledhel for their help during the winter months. For the first time since The Night, Crydee will be without hunger.
It is now May and the people of Crydee are for the first time filled with hope. The hope that they will survive the aftermath of The Night.
We look forward to having you join RiftMUSH.
RiftMUSH 4202
TinyMUX version1. 4 patchlevel 16 #2 [6/10/98]
Build date: Sat Oct 17 17:33:53 EDT 1998
For further information, join our Player Mailing List and Email your questions.
Or see our RiftMUSH Status Page
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Question: What is a Mush? What is RiftMUSH?
A Mush is a Multi User game where players log in and create characters to act out plots and events created by role playing. It is a place where people are able to enter the world created by the Admin. Sometimes a group of Admin will create a world based upon their own creations, other times it will be based upon a book or series which each Admin has read and enjoyed. Basically it's like nothing you have ever done before. :)
In our case, we have received permission from Raymond to build a Mush based upon the Riftwar Saga. We have taken a point in the Rift time line and had a global 'event' occur. This event created an environment for players to role play in.
RiftMUSH was open for a year and then was shut down due to the fact that the Admin started building a new RiftMUSH to replace the existing one. We had decided that we could do a better job and create a more enjoyable place to role play in. It's been a year since we shut down and a large number of players asked me to re-open our RiftMUSH database so they could continue to role play while they wait for RiftMUSH r to open (still a number of months away). Due to the large response, I decided to re-open the Mush. Role playing has started and there are still many positions available for those people who wish to join the Mush.
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about Mushs in general and about RiftMUSH itself.
Q: What is the difference between a MUSH and a MUD?
A: Sorry to say but a MUSH is highly different from a MUD. There is no canned combat system which you can use to go out and battle monsters to gain experience and glory through gaining levels. Mushs are used either as a social gathering place, or a place to Role-Play a theme. You create a character concept based on the information of the MUSH, and interact with other people through Tps (Tiny Plots) and change your world in that manner.
Q: You mean I can't kill things?
A: Generally on a MUSH, the answer to that is no. Some Mushs have coded combat systems, and some don't have one at all. Others like RiftMUSH have something in between, where you compare stats and then Role-Play what should happen based on individual skill levels. It is possible to die, but usually only in a predetermined situation.
Q: How does one learn more about a MUSH?
A: Mushs are generally filled with helpful people who are available to answer questions and offer help. You may also FTP the 'mush manual' which can be found
Q: How do I get started playing on RiftMUSH? It all seems so confusing.
A: Well, through reading the NEWS files you can learn a lot about your environment. After you do that, please speak with any staff (+staff to find any online) about any questions. Talk to these people, and any others you run across. Find out as much information you can before deciding your future.
Q. How do I communicate?!?
A. The commands say, pose, and page are all of use to you. Example below.
say Hello there! (help say, abbreviated by ' )
Newbie says, 'Hello there!'
pose laughs! (help pose, abbreviated by : )
Newbie laughs!
page Kazander=Please give me some help! (help page, abbrev. By p )
Newbie pages:Please give me some help!
Q. What does it cost to play on RiftMush?
A. There is no cost to play on RiftMUSH. All you require is a computer, internet connection, and a Mush Client. An example Mush Client is SimpleMU which can be downloaded from: http://homepages.together.net/~shae//simple.html
Q. If I want help, can I ask Raymond E. Feist on this mailing list?
A. Raymond has no connection to RiftMUSH and he will not respond to any Email directed to him or this list with regards to the Mush. His time is valuable and is not here to answer questions about the Mush but to answer questions with regards to his books and himself. Please direct your questions to myself, Karsiss
I hope this information helps you, and all other interested people in your decision to try out, or join RiftMUSH. We welcome any and all players (new and experienced) and the Staff and players of RiftMUSH are very willing to help you if you have any questions when you are online.
As a final note, I'll give my personal description of what RiftMUSH is.
RiftMUSH is a place to enter into a world based upon Raymond E. Feists Riftwar Saga. In this world you are able to create a character and role play as if Raymond himself wrote the character (or at least how you believe Raymond would have written the character). Instead of reading the story, you are able to be apart of the story. Granted, there isn't anything as good as the actual series, but we give a great attempt at getting as close to it as possible.
